"I'm sorry I ruined your night," Tim said quietly as soon as Jenika shut the door.

Adam sighed, "You didn't ruin anything. I didn't have anything planned with her."

Tim looked around the room at the dim lighting, the candles, and the radio playing romantic music, and squinted his eyes at Adam, "Really? What is all this then?"

Adam slowly walked towards Tim. "It's for you." Tim's eyes widened in surprise. "I asked her to put this together for me while we finished the show. That's why she was here and why I was hugging her. I was saying thank you." Adam finished his sentence and gave Tim a gentle, loving kiss. When Tim tried to deepen it he pulled away.

"Not yet," Adam sighed. "We need to talk." He led Tim over to the bed and they sat facing each other. "I want to apologize for pushing you into using a safe word." Adam hung his head as he spoke. "I know you're new at this and I shouldn't have let it drag on so long. I'm sorry"

"Adam, look at me," Tim started. Adam raised his head to look at Tim. "I said there was no need to apologize for that. I said yellow not red. I was just letting you know that I was almost there. That that next time we touched needed to be the end." 

"Tim, I've never pushed anybody to red and only a few to yellow. I pride myself on being able to read people and knowing when they're about at their limit" Adam confessed. "And those weren't even real relationships, just sex." Tim watched Adam tear up as he spoke, "This is a real relationship. I love you. You're everything to me and I didn't see it." Adam looked away and wiped at his tears.

"Adam, please don't feel bad," Tim sighed. "I probably shouldn't admit this but I've gotten really good at hiding things from you." Adam looked back at Tim. "This is partially my fault for not being open and honest with you." Tim smiled as he continued, "And that was the most powerful orgasm of my life. Maybe someday we can try that again."

Adam gave Tim a devilish smile. "Noted. We'll get back to 'hiding things from me' in a moment but right now I want to apologize for snapping at you during intermission. I know you don't run and tell Chance everything. I've been getting irritated over the dumbest things lately."

Tim reached across the bed and took Adam's hand in his. "Apology accepted and I'm sorry for what I said in return. I know that's not what you meant." Tim chuckled quietly, "I know what you mean about getting irritated over stupid shit. I said exactly that to Jenika today." 

Adam laughed, "Really? So did I? Right after my solo while I was drinking my water."

"I said it during your solo while I was watching you," Tim admitted. 

Adam's face turned more serious, "I looked over at one point and it looked like you were talking to Jenika's belly. It was cute. I wish I could have taken a picture."

"Oh, yeah." Tim hesitated. He wasn't sure if he should tell Adam about feeling the baby move.

Adam noticed his sudden change, "Hey, what's up? Do we need to move on to the hiding things right now?"

"No. I just don't want to upset you." Tim continued before Adam could say anything. "I had just finished talking to Jenika about snapping at you and getting irritated easily when she giggled, grabbed my hand, and put it on her belly. The baby was moving and I could feel it." Tim smiled as he continued, "It was weird, cool and a little overwhelming. I was instantly reminded of the bigger picture. This isn't just about us, the three of us; there are kids involved. And no matter how I feel about the public status of this relationship the private status is the most important." It was Tim's turn to try to hold back tears. "I got down on my knees and thanked our son for giving me that moment. And I told him that even though he isn't biologically mine that I'll treat him as my own." Tim sniffed and swallowed hard. "I told him I love him."

Tim's tears finally spilled over as he watched Adam, overcome with emotion, cry like a baby. Adam pulled Tim into a hug and they held onto each other, like that, for quite some time.

Once they had both pulled themselves together they let go of the hug and resumed their positions facing each other. Adam spoke first, "Why would you think that would upset me?"

"Because you haven't felt the baby move yet," Tim said. "He's your son. I figured you would want to feel it first."

"He's our son," Adam corrected, "And I'll feel it soon enough. Maybe he likes your deep voice. You can be in charge of lulling him to sleep." Adam laughed at the horrified look on Tim's face.

"Sooooo," Adam said while raising an eyebrow at Tim, "You want to explain your adeptness at hiding things from me?"

"Uh, not really." Tim laughed.

"Too bad. Start talking," Adam commanded.

Tim gave a deep sigh, "I'm not hiding 'things' per say. Like I haven't spent large amounts of money you don't know about. I haven't cheated on you. Nothing like that." Adam sighed with relief. "I've just been hiding my feelings, which you know about, because we've had that whole punishment thing."

"Let me get this straight" Adam said as he took a deep breath, "I punished you for hiding your feelings so you hid your feelings about being punished? Is that right?"

Tim slowly nodded his yes.

"I never took you for a slow learner but, uh, wow!" Adam shook his head as he smiled at Tim.

"Are you going to punish me again?" Tim asked quietly.

"I don't know." Adam laughed, "It didn't seem to work the first time." Adam thought for a moment. "Maybe we should take this public so you have nothing to hide?"

Tim's eyes lit up. "That would be great. We'd be free to show our affection for each other and not have to hide it away." Tim's shoulders slumped and his face dropped, "But not everyone will be supportive and we'd have to face that too."

"Unfortunately, there will be bad to go along with the good," Adam lamented. "Jenika has already said she is okay with whatever timing we decide on. So, do you want to do this or not?"

"I think I do," Tim replied. "I want to tell people that I love you, that you mean the world to me." Tim started moving slowly towards Adam. "I want to hold your hand when we walk down the street, pull you into a hug in broad daylight, kiss you whenever I feel like it." Tim pounced on Adam as he finished his speech, taking his lips in a heated kiss. 

Adam laid back on the bed pulling Tim down with him.

Sorry if that got long winded but these two have need to really communicate for a long time. This has been coming for quite awhile.

To be continued...

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